Karasjok (village)

Karasjokⓘ (Norwegian), Kárášjohka (Northern Sami), or Kaarasjoki (Kven)[3] is the administrative centre of Karasjok Municipality in Finnmark county, Norway.

The village is located along both sides of the Karasjohka river, just 12 kilometres (7.5 mi) west of the Norway-Finland border.

The European route E06 highway runs through the village on its way from Lakselv to Tana bru and Kirkenes.

It acts as an institution of cultural autonomy for the indigenous Sami people in Norway.

[4] Early 1800s The Stromeng family set up blacksmith shop that still sell knives to the Norwegian military today.